April 22, 1962 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 8
@BOS 6 KCA 7
@CHW 1 KCA 7
@CHW 5 MIN 5
@LAA 0 CLE 7
@NYY 5 CLE 9
@NYY 3 BAL 8
@WSA 3 CIN 6
SFG 4 PHI 4
@HOU 3 MLN 6
LAD 3 PIT 4
NYM 3 CHC 11
@STL 5 CHC 5
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 13,780

Sunday, April 22, 1962
Time of Game: 2:17

Mets

0-9

Lost 9

10th, 9½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  1  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    3  7  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  3   0  1  X    4 12  1

W: B Veale (1-0), L: S Jones (0-3)

Pirates

10-0

Won 10

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Zimmer 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .083  .215    0    1   2   
E Chacon SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .375    0    3   1   
B Smith RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .118  .329    0    3   0   CS,GDP
F Thomas LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .992    0    1   0   
C Neal 2B                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .320  .854    0    0   5   
G Hodges 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .688    0    9   1   
J Hickman CF                  4   1   3   2    0   0  .429  .858    0    3   1   
C Cannizzaro C                2   0   0   1    0   0  .077  .210    0    4   0   SF
R Craig P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  S Jones P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   1   
  A Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   3   7   3    2   6                    24  13

BATTING

SF: C Cannizzaro (1, off B Veale).

TB: J Hickman 3; G Hodges 2; B Smith; C Neal.

GIDP: B Smith (1).

RBI: J Hickman 2 (2); C Cannizzaro (1).

2-out RBI: J Hickman.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Smith (1, 2nd base by B Veale/S Burgess).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .714    0    2   0   
D Groat SS                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .390  .861    0    5   6   2B
B Skinner LF                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .290  .924    0    1   0   HR,IW
D Stuart 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .308  .873    0    8   0   
R Clemente RF                 4   2   3   0    0   0  .351 1.104    0    4   0   2B
S Burgess C                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .348  .838    0    6   1   
D Hoak 3B                     3   0   0   1    0   1  .257  .815    0    0   2   SF
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   2   1    0   0  .368 1.204    0    1   1   3B
B Veale P                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   4  12   4    1   3                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R Clemente (3, off R Craig); D Groat (2, off S Jones).

3B: B Mazeroski (3, off S Jones).

HR: B Skinner (2, off R Craig; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SF: D Hoak (1, off S Jones).

IBB: B Skinner (1, by S Jones).

TB: B Mazeroski 4; R Clemente 4; B Skinner 4; D Groat 3; S Burgess 3; D Stuart.

RBI: S Burgess (6); B Mazeroski (9); B Skinner (6); D Hoak (7).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Mazeroski-D Groat-D Stuart.

PB: S Burgess (1).

E: R Clemente (2).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Craig                        5.1   8   3   3    0   3   1  10.32   24     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 7· 1     43    -     1.34  -0.13
S Jones, L (0-3)               2.1   4   1   1    1   0   0   6.35   11     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 3          2-1    2.10  -0.19
A Jackson                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   9.26    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.02   0.03
Totals                         8    12   4   4    1   3   1          36     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 7· 4          3-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Veale, W (1-0)               9     7   3   2    2   6   0   3.97   34     -       ·  ·      9·10· 4· 3     67    -     1.12   0.22
Totals                         9     7   3   2    2   6   0          34     -       ·  ·      9·10· 4· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Jones (1; B Skinner).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Frank Walsh, 2B - Jocko Conlan, 3B - Ken Burkhart.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 13,780.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Zimmer             3B    1. B Virdon             CF 
2. E Chacon             SS    2. D Groat              SS 
3. B Smith              RF    3. B Skinner            LF 
4. F Thomas             LF    4. D Stuart             1B 
5. C Neal               2B    5. R Clemente           RF 
6. G Hodges             1B    6. S Burgess            C  
7. J Hickman            CF    7. D Hoak               3B 
8. C Cannizzaro         C     8. B Mazeroski          2B 
9. R Craig              P     9. B Veale              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  2-1  12-      21%  68% S Burgess       R Craig         Single to CF (Line Drive); Stuart Scores; Clemente to 3B
   t 7   0  3-2  ---     -18%  52% J Hickman       B Veale         Single to RF; Hickman to 3B/Adv on E9
   b 6   1  2-0  ---      13%  35% B Skinner       R Craig         Home Run
   b 8   1  3-3  1-3      11%  86% B Mazeroski     S Jones         Triple to CF; Clemente Scores; Hoak out at Hm/CF-2B-C
   t 4   2  0-1  -2-     -10%  29% J Hickman       B Veale         Single to 3B (Line Drive); Hodges Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  D Zimmer        Walk
   O      1--      50%  E Chacon        Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      55%  B Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Craig facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Virdon        Flyball: LF
          ---      55%  D Groat         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      52%  B Skinner       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  D Stuart        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  F Thomas        Strikeout
          ---      50%  C Neal          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      43%  G Hodges        Single to CF (Line Drive); Neal to 3B
   R      1-3      36%  J Hickman       Single to 2B; Neal Scores; Hodges to 2B
   O      12-      39%  C Cannizzaro    Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hodges to 3B; Hickman to 2B
   O      -23      44%  R Craig         Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Craig facing 5-6-7
          ---      51%  R Clemente      Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      46%  S Burgess       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      42%  D Hoak          Strikeout
   O      -2-      39%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  D Zimmer        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      42%  E Chacon        Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  B Smith         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Craig facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      41%  B Veale         Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  B Virdon        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      38%  D Groat         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Veale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      40%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      42%  C Neal          Flyball: CF
          ---      40%  G Hodges        Single to 3B
          1--      39%  J Hickman       Passed Ball; Hodges to 2B
   R      -2-      29%  " "             Single to 3B (Line Drive); Hodges Scores/unER
   O      1--      31%  C Cannizzaro    Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Craig facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      28%  B Skinner       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      26%  D Stuart        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      25%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Veale facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      27%  R Craig         Strikeout
   O      ---      28%  D Zimmer        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      29%  E Chacon        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Craig facing 6-7-8
          ---      34%  S Burgess       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      29%  D Hoak          Flyball: RF
          1--      34%  B Mazeroski     Single to LF (Line Drive); Burgess to 2B
   O      12-      28%  B Veale         Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Mazeroski to 2B
   O      12-      22%  B Virdon        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Veale facing 3-4-5
          ---      19%  B Smith         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      22%  F Thomas        Popfly: SS
   O      1--      25%  C Neal          Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      24%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      26%  G Hodges        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Craig facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      22%  D Groat         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      35%  B Skinner       Home Run
          ---      40%  D Stuart        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      46%  R Clemente      Single to CF (Line Drive); Stuart to 2B
   R      12-      68%  S Burgess       Single to CF (Line Drive); Stuart Scores; Clemente to 3B
                  Sherman Jones replaces Roger Craig pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      72%  D Hoak          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Clemente Scores
   O      1--      69%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Veale facing 7-8-9
          ---      52%  J Hickman       Single to RF; Hickman to 3B/Adv on E9
   RO     --3      54%  C Cannizzaro    Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hickman Scores
   O      ---      57%  S Jones         Strikeout
   O      ---      59%  D Zimmer        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Sherman Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      55%  B Veale         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      52%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      56%  D Groat         Double to RF
          -2-      57%  B Skinner       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  D Stuart        Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Veale facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      55%  E Chacon        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      58%  B Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Sherman Jones facing 5-6-7
          ---      67%  R Clemente      Single to SS
          1--      76%  S Burgess       Single to 3B/Bunt; Clemente to 2B
   O      12-      75%  D Hoak          Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Clemente to 3B
   RO     1-3      86%  B Mazeroski     Triple to CF; Clemente Scores; Hoak out at Hm/CF-2B-C
                  Al Jackson replaces Sherman Jones pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      84%  B Veale         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  C Neal          Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  G Hodges        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Hickman       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation